Sheet-metal can.



G. E. BENNETT.

SHEET METAL CAN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1915i Patented Dec. 12, 1916.

INVENTOR WITNESSES GEORGE EDGAR BENNETT, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORTO PITTSBURGH CAN COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA.

SHEET-METAL CAN.

Specification of Letters JPatent.

Application filed. November 26, 1915. Serial No. 63,408.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EDGAR BEN- NETT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet-MetalCans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof.

My invention relates to cans or kegs, and has special reference to sheetmetal cans or kegs for use in carrying wet and dry materials, such aspaints, etc.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple and eflicientform of a sheet metal can or keg whereby a number of such cans can bestacked one upon the other when they are filled, and be securely held inplace, which will lessen the storage space occupied by the same, andalso-prevent injury and marring of the cans and the loss' of theircontents.

To these ends, my invention consists, generally stated, in the novelarrangement, construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter morespecifically set forth and described and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains toconstruct and use my improved sheet metal can or keg, I will describethe same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved sheet metal can. Fig. 2 is avertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing anumber of the cans in their stacked positions.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of thefigures of the drawings.

As illustrated in the drawing 1 represents my improved can or keg, whichis formed of sheet metal preferably steel and is circular incross-section. The can or keg 1 is provided with the body 2 and bottom 3and the bottom 3 is connected to "the body 2'in any suitable manner inorder to form the downwardly extending flange 4 around the periphery ofthe same, and which forms the depression or counter sunk portion 5 insuch bottom. The bottom 3 is also provided with a bulge or outwardlyprojecting portion 5 at the e nt al P rtion of the depressi n 5, and

the outer surface of which is in line or nearly so with the outer edgeof such flange. This projection 5 will prevent strain on the jointconnecting the bottom to the can body when the can is filled or has itscontents therein by engagement with the floor or other support forholding the can. The bottom 3 is connected with the lower edge 2 of thebody portion 2 of the can-or keg 1 in any suitable manner, and as shown,in forming the flange 4 on such bottom, a seat 4: is formed therein forthe reception of such edge. The body portion 2 of the can or keg ltapers inwardly from such bottom edge 2 to the top edge 2 of such bodyand to the upper end of such body suitable ears 5 are attached to thesame in any suitable manner for carrying the usual bail 6. The top edge2 of the can body 2 is bent over and outwardly to form the usual curlededge 7 thereon and over such edge is placed the cover or lid 8. This lid8 is secured to the can body 2 in any suitable manner, such as by thedownwardly bent and curled edge 9, which fits over the edge 7 on the canbody, and is provided with the springs lips 10 for being sprung oversuch edge 7 to hold the lid in place. In the formation of the bent edge9 on the lid 8, the body of such lid is bent downwardly or dished, as at11, which also forms where it connects with such edge, the curvedportion 12, so that when the lid is sprung onto the can body suchportion will bear against the bent edge 7 on such body.

It will be obvious that'when the cover or lid 8 is in place on the canbody 2 to form the completed can 1, the diameter of the can at the upperor top end will be less than the diameter of the same at the lowerorbottom end by reason of the sides or body 2 of such can taperinginwardly toward such top end. This will enable the cans when filled orempty to be stacked upon each other, such as is shown in Fig. 3, by thecover on top end of the lowermost can fitting within the depression 5 inthe next can and against the flange 4 on the can bottom, and the nextsucceeding cans are held in like manner.

It will thus be seen that in the use of my improved sheet metal keg'orcan, the stacking of the cans can easily and quickly be made and when sostacked, such cans will remain securely a d fi m y in t i R fit l nopositions, While they will also not be liable to topple over, therebydinging the packtending peripheral flange, and a cover having aperipheral flange surrounding 'the open top of said body portion, saidbody portion having an upward and inward taper, and the outer diameterof said cover being substantially equal to the inner diameter of saidfirst-named flange.

In testimony whereof, I, the said GEORGE EDGAR BENNETT, have hereuntoset my hand.

GEORGE EDGAR BENNETT. VVitnessesL ROBERT E. BRooKs, C. H. BENsHABER.

